Mark 2 1911 Impact Hammer

Just tossing this out here, and on the KWA forums. I own a MK2, and roughly since owning it I've had an issue with the gas pin (more specifically the mechanism of parts 75, 34, and 35 AKA the impact hammer assembly AKA the firing pin for the magazine gas release).

Here's a crummy quality photograph looking down at the inner frame, magazine top is in the direction of the line arrow, and faces the solid arrow:

Another view, from the bottom with the thing dangling:

Problem is, that pin is free to rotate upwards, and when the gun is fired, it doesn't project down with enough force on the magazine to release the gas. This mainly tends to be a problem when the slide is racked (bringing the assembly back towards the hammer) and a fresh mag is put in.

Wondering if anyone with the expertise and means to can shoot me either an explanation or some photos of how this assembly should look when working. If I were to solder the piece facing down I'd imagine it might work, but I'd rather not melt/damage anything if I can just get it running correctly. Also, is the spring next to the impact hammer supposed to create tension to keep the I-hammer facing down? It doesn't have any visible function to me.

Please note that I cannot apply for an RMA. I'm over the 45 day warranty limit and there's no way for me to obtain a receipt.

EDIT: I see someone had a similar problem as me a few topics down. My mistake. Although I will say that I believe the firing pin is in the correct spot. The gun WILL fire if I manually field strip the gun and physically move the impact hammer down with my finger. Obviously a bit of a pain though. If anymore pics are needed I'll get on it.

Luckily this is a simple fix. The problem is this assembly was assembled improperly. Although this is going to be difficult to explain Ill try my best.

1) Now the problem is that the impact hammer is not in front of the sear spring(#78) so just assemble everything except this time make sure the the sear spring is putting pressure on the impact hammer.

thats the best i can explain it. If you dont understand I'll try to explain it differently.

Reinstalled the leaf spring again (over everything, correctly I would hope). Same problem.

Will fire when hammer is cocked and impact hammer is retracted:

Will not fire when hammer is cocked and impact hammer is retracted, but angled up due to a bump, jostle, or what have you:

Is the spring adjacent to the IH supposed to create tension on it, or is it just there as a spacer? Like I said, melting it into the downward position may work, but it'd be hefty intentional damage to get it working. Does it fire in the upper position for any of you guys? At a loss as to what solutions or fixes are available here.

Well, I popped into the help desk, was told to order part PT0112-0060 on the phone. Unfortunately, swapping it hasn't made a difference. As a side note, I received part 60, the impact pin, as stated in the parts diagram. Confirm that this is what you were referring to by impact block? No biggie if I have to order another part, this one put me back a whopping buck fifty plus shipping. If this was the part intended, then has this problem sufficiently blown anyone's mind yet?

Your defective Impact Hammer sheared off the nub. See http://kwausa.com/fo...er&fromsearch=1. KWA really should manufacture this part from tool steel so this COMMON PROBLEM stops messing with loyal KWA 1911 fans!

We always want to help our customers out so if you have this problem just contact us directly so we can take care of you. We have put a warning label in all 1911s telling users not to dry fire the gun. This is the only situation we have found that breaks the impact block. Under normal use this piece will not break.